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Originally Posted by serialk11r
But those are electric pumps at constant speed!
For a big V8 the mechanical pump pulls a few hp at high rpm for sure, I extrapolated cruising/idle consumption numbers for the same pump to be in the low hundreds of watts depending on speed of course.
So I think you'll definitely pick up like 1-2hp at the top end, maybe more, and at low speed conditions it'll be like removing a large chunk of your electrical load.
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Yeah, I've heard this same thing from the 'performance' sites I went to while researching the idea. It'll be very interesting to see what the test shows. I certainly hope there is a 1-2hp gain. That would be great.